UPDATE (July 6): The three Tanzanian children severely injured in a May bus crash and then transported to the U.S. for medical attention are recovering well. They sustained 17 fractures among them and required operations to deal with injuries suffered in the horrific crash. After being airlifted from Africa by the Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 aircraft,…
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UPDATED: Three Child Survivors from Tanzania Bus Crash Recovering Well in U.S.
Agua, salubridad e higiene
Clean Water Project Saves Lives in Niger
Despite living along the Niger River, local villagers had little access to clean water. Parents and their children generally drank from the same source where animals bathe and clothes are washed. Every week canoes carried patients sickened by waterborne illness to a medical center up river. Some patients died before completing the hours-long journey. Young…
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“A Small Yes”
Ten years ago, Dr. Read Vaughan and his wife Suzie were empty-nesters who were nearing their retirement years and looking for a new adventure. They felt the Lord calling them to serve abroad—something they had planned to do for years—but they had no clear direction. “I was waiting for a voice from God telling us…
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Fact Sheet: Douglas DC-8
Douglas DC-8 Cargo Aircraft Samaritan’s Purse Aviation Since 1975, Samaritan's Purse has used aircraft to transport doctors and relief workers along with tons of food, medicine, shelter materials, blankets, and other items to aid victims of natural disasters, war, famine, and other emergencies. To support the work of Samaritan's Purse around the world, the aviation…
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Walking in the Light of God’s Grace
Editor’s Note: A year ago, Dr. Gregory Ekbom thought he was going to lose his son. In the midst of the crisis, he held onto hope that God would use the traumatic situation to bring about good. As they soon discovered, the arduous path to healing often begins the moment we seize the opportunity to…
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Clean Water Comes to Remote Villages in Kenya
Every day Eunice woke up early with the same worry pressed on her heart—would she find water today for her children? From her home in a remote village in Kenya, she walked two hours each way to the nearest water source and could only bring home what she was able to carry. Sometimes, during severe…
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Entregamos suministros de invierno a ucranianos agobiados por la guerra
Tetiana* and her family faced plummeting temperatures in Ukraine with a wood stove, but sadly, no fuel to fill it. The forests nearby had all been riddled with explosives from an earlier occupation by enemy forces, so gathering wood in the usual ways was out of the question. Unexploded ordnance was everywhere. “We could not…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Consolar a otros como ha sido consolado
Dmytro* knows war all too well. As a citizen of Ukraine, battles have come to his doorstep, bringing pain and difficulty. Over the years, he’s had to say goodbye to comrades, freedoms, and a sense of normalcy so often that loss seems to be the recurring theme in his life. Yet, now, thanks to training…
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Malawi’s Young and Old Find Healing and Hope
The lack of sophisticated healthcare leaves many Malawians without hope for a better future. But that all changed for Jephither, a seasoned village chief, and Ireen, a young single mother, when Samaritan’s Purse World Medical Mission Specialty Teams brought advanced healthcare to their remote area earlier this year. For decades, Jephither has leaned on the…
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Military Couples Start Fresh During Alaska Adventure
Mike Woodard’s muscular frame stands six-foot-four. During his time as a soldier in the U.S. Army, there’s no doubt the enemy should and would have feared him in close quarters. He served bravely in a 2011-12 combat tour to Afghanistan, though it came at great cost. He got blown up three times—once each by a…
